Government says scientists must come up with innovations that stop widespread looting and add value to the country’s resources produced for export.
Zimbabwe has to date been losing billions of dollars as a result of exporting resources in their raw form and most pointedly through looting.
Zimbabwe which is endowed with minerals such as platinum, diamonds and gold which are much sought after on the world market is yet to benefit meaningfully from beneficiation.
“The Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development has a fund meant to reward innovation. Our scientists need to tap into this fund to come up with innovations that will help beneficiate our resources whether mineral or agricultural.
“This will assist in increasing the value of our exports as opposed to sending them out in their raw form,” said the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development, Oppah Muchinguri.
Countries such as India have leveraged their economies on diamond beneficiation.
Statistics show that if Zimbabwe cuts and polishes its diamonds before exporting them, 200 000 jobs will be created and an additional US$8 billion in revenue will be realised.
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Ko 6 million yaMasimirembwa yakazofamba sei? Its all very hillarious and laughable for those with a bit of sense of humour I believe!!!
Our institutions of science have been run down, does Oppah know which scientists she is referring to. Leading scientists fled Zimbabwe long ago and the few brilliant minds left do not even have their salaries paid on time let alone equipment to do anything……so its up to Zanu pf to stop diamond looting since they are the arrogant perpetrators of that crime.
It is the politicians who are doing the looting and the scientist!
It is the politicians who are doing the looting and the scientist!
Laughable !!!!!!!! There is no hope with zpuff losers of stone age mentality – pumpkin seeds in their thick apelike skulls
Laughable !!!!!!!! There is no hope with zpuff losers of stone age mentality – pumpkin seeds in their thick apelike skulls
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